NHL

I’m not sure what drew the masses to the Charlotte Checkers AHL game a few nights back, but they likely found that the game was well worth the price of admission after seeing 9 year-old Karleigh Nalette nail a shot from center ice. And it wasn’t like this was some open goal. Nope. Karleigh managed to […]

I think we can safely file this play under “Close Calls.” The Stars‘ Patrik Nemeth was minding his own business, as hockey players so often do, when he lifted his head up to find that a simple dump-in from a Calgary player had turned him into a pirate. Not an actual pirate, but the puck got […]

If you want to be a rinkside NHL reporter you had better be tough as nails. Eventually you are going to get hit in the face by a chunk of frozen rubber, and the whole internet is going to be watching to see how you respond. On Sunday, NBCSN color analyst Brian Engblom had his […]

The name Andre Deveaux might not mean a lot to you. He used to play in the NHL, but now it looks like his biggest claim to fame is a nefarious one. Andre Deveaux was sitting idly by during warm-ups before a Swedish playoff game when he just blindsided opponent Per Helmersson with a slash […]

What would cause a fan of a team to cheer against that very team he roots for? The answer to that question is Connor McDavid, the most highly-touted NHL prospect since Sidney Crosby. In 2012, McDavid was granted Exceptional Player status by Hockey Canada, allowing him to begin his OHL career at the age of […]

When the rest of the NHL’s enforcers see the power behind this Jared Boll uppercut, which knocked the Anaheim Ducks’ Clayton Stoner on his rear during last night’s game in Columbus, they’ll probably decide that it’s best to steer clear of the Blue Jackets tough-guy during future encounters. Check it out: You don’t see the […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen a hockey referee knocked out cold before. Unfortunately, it’s not as cool as I would have thought. In fact, it’s not cool at all. It’s actually pretty terrifying. On Saturday, at a Ligue Nord-Américaine du Hockey playoff game between Éperviers de Sorel-Tracy and Cornwall, referee Jim Chandik […]

If only we knew what Tom Hanks could have possibly said or done to cause Sarah Jessica Parker to give him the ol’ stink eye during Tuesday night’s 2014 Stanley Cup rematch between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings at MSG. Check it out: It looks like he may have been telling a […]

This goal won’t make it into the group of finalists for “NHL Goal of the Year” honors, but that’s only because it didn’t take place during an NHL game, which is not surprising. There’s no way an NHL defenseman would allow a player to get away with scoring a lacrosse-style goal on them, let alone […]

The Ottawa Senators currently sit five points back of the final wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. In the era of the three-point game, that’s still a lot of ground to make up if they want to make the playoffs. However, they wouldn’t even be that close if not for third string goalie […]

Over the past couple of season, Carey Price has established himself as one of the NHL’s best goaltenders—if not the best. And he’s done so with such a calm, cool demeanor. Take Saturday night’s game against the New York Islanders, for example. The Montreal Canadiens came away with a 3-1 victory, thanks in large part to […]

I love the NHL. However, they’ve got to get rid of these mandatory penalties that don’t allow referees to use any discretion. Because on Thursday night these rules got Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos ejected in overtime of a crucial game against the Bruins. The Lightning, who are battling the Canadiens for first place in the […]

Earlier, we showed you the prettiest goal of the evening from the NHL, which came via the Rangers’ Kevin Hayes. Now, we bring you the ugliest. It came off the stick of St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman, with just over a minute remaining in a 4-4 tie against the Winnipeg Jets. We don’t have to […]

The Rangers and Islanders squared off last night at the Nassau Coliseum in a hotly contested battle for top spot in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers emerged from this hotly-contested battle with a 2-1 victory, moving them to within one point of the Isles for top spot with four games in hand. And although they […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazim Kadri was benched for tonight’s game against the New York Islanders because he overslept and missed a team meeting on Sunday. Do you care? Probably not. After all, this is the Leafs and Nazim Kardi we’re talking about. Why should anyone care? That’s the way I felt about this whole […]